Everybody Hates Chris | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
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Based on | Teenage years of Chris Rock |
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Narrated by | Chris Rock |
Composer | Marcus Miller |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 88 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Paramount Studios, Los Angeles, California |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | UPN |
Release | September 22, 2005 May 11, 2006 | –
Network | The CW |
Release | October 1, 2006 May 8, 2009 | –
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Everybody Hates Chris (stylized as everybody hates chris) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi and originally broadcast on UPN and The CW from 2005 to 2009.[1] The series is based loosely on Rock's personal experiences as a teenager living in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City from 1982 to 1987. However, Rock's real-life adolescence took place from 1978 to 1984, having been born in 1965.[2][3][4][5][6]
The series' title is a parody of the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. It was originally developed to air on Fox before being passed over to the UPN.[7] The series was shown on UPN for its first season until it was moved to the CW, where it aired its remaining three seasons. In 2009, Rock announced that the series' ending suited his own past and he felt it was time to end the story.[8][9][10] It received acclaim from both critics and audience for its writing, directing, humor, tone, and performances of the cast.